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Charitra Chakravarti Shri 108 Acharya Shri Shantisagar Maharaj, was the first Digambar Jain Acharya of the 20th century, and the first Digambar Jain monk to wander in North India after several centuries.
•	Name Before Deeksha: Satgonda
•	Date Of Birth: Ashad Krishna 6, V.S.1929 (1871 AD)
•	Place Of Birth: Belgul village Dist. Belgaum (South India)
•	Father Name : Shri Bheem Goura
•	Mother Name: Shrimati Satyavati
•	Muni Deeksha : Deeksha in 1915 AD at the age of 43 
•	Place of Deeksha: Uttoor village 
•	Samadhi Date: September 18, 1955
•	 Shri ShantiSagar ji Maharaj contributed very much to uphold, strengthen and establish the traditions of Digambar traditions.  He revived the character and some beliefs of Digambar Jain sect and that is why he is remembered and respected as the great saints of old age.
•	  He was born in 1871 AD at Belgul village is in Belgaum District of South India.. His mother's name was Shrimati Satyavati (Satyabhama) and father's name was Shri Bhimgonda. His name was kept as Satgonda.From the very childhood, he was reserved detached from homely affairs and took active part in religious celebrations and rituals. He used to go to temple with his mother everyday. Mother always advised him and taught good things. He was, thus, invested with all virtues from his childhood.
•	  Satgonda was married at the age of only nine years with a girl of six years of age but the girl died within six months of marriage. He was then pressed for second marriage but he clearly declined and observed complete, clear and holy celibacy for the whole of his life.		    
 He wanted to adopt Dixa at the age of 17 but he could not do so because his parents did not consent. Thus, he was totally detached with worldly lie right from his age of understanding.   He used to sit at the cloth-shop of his father but dealt with total honesty and maintaining absolutely truthful behavior with all. He was careful not to be at lapses of integrity at any stage. Even while working at the shop he kept his mind in the service of the Lord, his prayers, self-study, company of saints and high thoughts. Since he was intending to adopt Dixa, his parents allowed him to observe certain vows, rules and non-eating but directed that he should not leave the house until they were alive. He used to sit at the shop more time but continued to think of eternal element.
 At the age of 32, he went to the great pilgrimage of SamedShikharji.   His longing for pilgrimage was very deep. In the memory of this pilgrimage he took vows not to eat ghee and edible oil for the whole of his life. He, thus, started his steps on the way of future mendicant ship. Return from pilgrimage he took a vow of only one time dining in a day. is father also took water and meals only for once in a day for 16 years. He accepted meditation-death and left the mortal body while muttering the name of Lord Arihant.   Satgonda was of 37 at this time.His mother also passed away after three years by adopting meditation
  After this he stayed in house for some years and prepared himself for permanent Dixa. When Digambar Mooniraj Shri Devapa Swamy (Devendra Kirtiji Maharaj) came to Uttoor Village, Satgonda requested before him for Dixa.
 The learned saint explained him that it was a difficult path to be Nirgranth Dixa-holde. and by sincere adoption of this Dixa, there is no fear for the soul to turn back to worldly affairs. Then after, as per the advice and guidance of Gurudev Devapa Swamy, Shri Satgonda took dixa in 1915 AD at the age of 43 in Uttoor village. He left everything after keeping only two clothes to wear and on begging bowl to ask for alms and to eat. He accepted the position of a minor mendicant. Satgonda was now free from the attachments of house and family. He was now worthless man named ShantiSagar.
  He kept away his attachments with the region of Bhoj Bhoomi and accepted the whole earth as his own nature place. He now started moving on earth seeking eternal freedom for him and for others. He suffered several large and minor troubles for long time and then he was steady in the quite sea of peace. He, on his way of moving from place to place came to the mountain Girnar that was holy with the footprints of Tirthankar Neminath. In this Holy Land Shri ShantiSagarji Maharaj adopted Elak Dixa as he was very much increased in his feelings of non-attachment
  Once moving in routine course, Maharaj came over to Parnal village where the celebrations of Panch Kalyan Pratishtha Mahotsava of Lord Jinendra-a big religious rite) were going on Digambar mendicant Shri Devendra Kirti Maharaj was also there. Shri ShantiSagarji Maharaj requested for Nirgranth Dixa-Possession less mendicantship by placing his head on his feet. The great teacher mendicant Devendra Kirti Maharaj explained him that this was as painful as walking on the edge of a sword, but ShantiSagarji Maharaj said that he had sufficient power of restraint, celibacy, sympathy, tolerance and truth and therefore, Devendra Kirti Maharaj invested him with the title of Mooni ShantiSagar by granting him higher stage of Dixa in the presence of thousands of followers and disciples on the holy day of Dixa-Kalyanak of Panch Kalyan Pratishtha Mahotsava, Maharaj ShantiSagar was of the age of 45 at this time.

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